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CNN

The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, is set to land on the moon Thursday. If the robotic explorer is successful, it will be the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades. Timing on this tricky landing attempt …

The Planetary Society

Scott Guzewich, deputy project scientist for APEX, joins Planetary Radio to discuss the next steps for the mission as we count down to asteroid Apophis’ flyby of Earth in 2029. Then Bruce Betts, The Planetary Society’s chief scientist, pops in for What’s …

Space.com

The private Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, is carrying a bunch of NASA and commercial science payloads. Comments (0). an rectangular spacecraft covered in gold foil and solar panels on the grey dusty surface of. Illustration of Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 …

CBS News

One day after braking into a 57-mile-high orbit tilted 80 degrees to the moon’s equator, Odysseus’ methane-fueled main engine was primed to ignite at 4:17 p.m. EST, lowering the far side of the orbit to a point near the landing site some 186 miles from the …

The New York Times

A private mission from Intuitive Machines of Houston will head to lunar surface later on Thursday with a payload of NASA science instruments and sculptures made by Jeff Koons. The landing attempt is expected around 6:24 p.m. Eastern time.

Space.com

When it comes to preventing the worst disaster humanity could ever see, we need to keep our eyes on the sky, patient and alert for danger. Comments (18). Dinosaurs look on as an asteroid plumets through the sky. (Image credit: Esteban De …

Space.com

A procedure like dealing with appendicitis, noted NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli during a Wednesday (Feb. 21) call with reporters, “can be a big deal if you’re far away from home and don’t have a surgeon on board.”.

Space.com

The Odysseus moon lander is aiming for a 5:49 p.m. EST (2249 GMT) lunar landing. Here’s how to watch. Comments (0). Jump to: What time is the landing; How to watch it live; Where will it land? How long will it survive?

Space.com

Supernova 1987A was first spotted by astronomers 37 years ago in 1987, hence the numerical aspect of its name. As it exploded, Supernova 1987A first showered Earth with ghostly particles called neutrinos and then became visible in bright light.

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The disturbances could help explain ancient climate fluctuations, like the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum 56 million years ago. Comments (0). illustration showing earth in the foreground, with the sun and a more distant intruding star.